Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.[1] 16 competitors from 10 nations participated in the event.[2]

Men's 10,000 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Hamar Olympic Hall
Dates	20 February
Competitors	16 from 10 nations
Winning time	13:30.55 WR
Medalists
Johann Olav Koss  Norway Kjell Storelid  Norway Bart Veldkamp  Netherlands

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record	Johann Olav Koss (NOR)	13:43.54	Heerenveen, Netherlands	10 February 1991
Olympic record	Tomas Gustafson (SWE)	13:48.20	Calgary, Canada	21 February 1988

The following new world record was set during this competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
20 February	Pair 5	Johann Olav Koss	Norway	13:30.55	OR	WR

Results

[1]

Rank	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	Time Behind	Notes
	5	Johann Olav Koss	Norway	13:30.55	-	(WR)
	8	Kjell Storelid	Norway	13:49.25	+18.70
	6	Bart Veldkamp	Netherlands	13:56.73	+26.18
4	7	Falko Zandstra	Netherlands	13:58.25	+27.70
5	6	Jaromir Radke	Poland	14:03.84	+33.29
6	5	Frank Dittrich	Germany	14:04.33	+33.78
7	8	Rintje Ritsma	Netherlands	14:09.28	+38.70
8	4	Jonas Schön	Sweden	14:10.15	+39.60
9	1	Michael Hadschieff	Austria	14:12.09	+41.54
10	2	Christian Eminger	Austria	14:15.14	+44.59
11	7	Toshihiko Itokawa	Japan	14:17.00	+46.45
12	3	Andrey Anufriyenko	Russia	14:18.42	+47.87
13	4	Kazuhiro Sato	Japan	14:18.44	+47.89
14	1	Yevgeny Sanarov	Kazakhstan	14:21.12	+50.57
15	2	Roberto Sighel	Italy	14:27.59	+57.04
16	3	Per Bengtsson	Sweden	14:48.00	+1:17.45

References

1. "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
2. "Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
4. "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.